100 Miles of Hate

100 Miles of Hate
	Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Sport	Football
First meeting	October 10, 1914; Middle Tennessee, 47–0
Latest meeting	September 28, 2023; Western Kentucky, 31–10
Next meeting	September 14, 2024
Statistics
Meetings total	73
All-time series	Western Kentucky, 37–35–1 (.514)
Largest victory	Western Kentucky, 54–0 (1978)
Longest win streak	Western Kentucky, 7 (1928–1934)
Longest unbeaten streak	Western Kentucky, 10 (1922–1934)
Current win streak	Western Kentucky, 5 (2019–present)

Last updated February 24, 2024

Locations of MTSU and WKU

100 Miles of Hate^[2] is the unofficial nickname given to the American college football rivalry game between the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team of Middle Tennessee State University and Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team of Western Kentucky University.^[3] Fans began to refer to the game as "100 Miles of Hate" when the rivalry resumed in 2007 after a 16-year hiatus.^[4]

History

The universities, which first played each other in 1914, are separated by about 100 miles (161 km) along U.S. Route 231. For much of their football histories, they have been conference rivals in leagues such as the Ohio Valley Conference and Sun Belt Conference.^[5] The rivalry was on hiatus from 1991 to 2007, resuming after Western Kentucky transitioned to Football Bowl Subdivision play and became a football member of the Sun Belt Conference in 2009 (Western Kentucky had been a non-football member of that conference since 1982). After Middle Tennessee left the Sun Belt for Conference USA (C-USA) in 2013, the rivalry again went on hiatus.^[6] However, the rivalry was renewed in 2014 when Western Kentucky joined C-USA. The match up usually generates a substantial amount of excitement within the respective fan bases, and tensions are usually high in every meeting.^[7]

Game results

Middle Tennessee victories	Western Kentucky victories	Tie games

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	October 10, 1914	Murfreesboro, TN	Middle Tennessee	47–0
2	November 12, 1915	Bowling Green, KY	Middle Tennessee	47–0
3	November 11, 1921	Murfreesboro, TN	Middle Tennessee	17–7
4	October 6, 1922	Bowling Green, KY	Western Kentucky	31–0
5	October 18, 1924	Murfreesboro, TN	Western Kentucky	44–0
6	October 17, 1925	Murfreesboro, TN	Tie	7–7
7	October 20, 1928	Murfreesboro, TN	Western Kentucky	19–0
8	September 28, 1929	Bowling Green, KY	Western Kentucky	19–0
9	October 18, 1930	Bowling Green, KY	Western Kentucky	13–7
10	October 17, 1931	Bowling Green, KY	Western Kentucky	13–0
11	October 15, 1932	Murfreesboro, TN	Western Kentucky	21–7
12	September 30, 1933	Bowling Green, KY	Western Kentucky	32–0
13	October 27, 1934	Murfreesboro, TN	Western Kentucky	14–0
14	October 26, 1935	Murfreesboro, TN	Middle Tennessee	7–0
15	October 17, 1936	Bowling Green, KY	Middle Tennessee	9–0
16	October 28, 1939	Bowling Green, KY	Western Kentucky	26–2
17	October 26, 1940	Bowling Green, KY	Western Kentucky	13–0
18	October 3, 1941	Murfreesboro, TN	Western Kentucky	15–7
19	September 20, 1952	Bowling Green, KY	Western Kentucky	33–19
20	September 19, 1953	Murfreesboro, TN	Middle Tennessee	13–0
21	October 2, 1954	Bowling Green, KY	Western Kentucky	7–6
22	October 1, 1955	Murfreesboro, TN	Middle Tennessee	25–13
23	September 29, 1956	Bowling Green, KY	Middle Tennessee	7–6
24	October 5, 1957	Murfreesboro, TN	Middle Tennessee	26–7
25	October 4, 1958	Bowling Green, KY	Middle Tennessee	10–7
26	October 3, 1959	Murfreesboro, TN	Middle Tennessee	37–2
27	October 1, 1960	Bowling Green, KY	Western Kentucky	20–13
28	September 30, 1961	Murfreesboro, TN	Middle Tennessee	14–6
29	September 29, 1962	Bowling Green, KY	Middle Tennessee	17–0
30	October 5, 1963	Murfreesboro, TN	Western Kentucky	16–6
31	October 3, 1964	Bowling Green, KY	Middle Tennessee	9–0
32	October 2, 1965	Murfreesboro, TN	Middle Tennessee	21–0
33	October 1, 1966	Bowling Green, KY	Middle Tennessee	33–9
34	November 4, 1967	Murfreesboro, TN	Middle Tennessee	16–14
35	November 9, 1968	Bowling Green, KY	Western Kentucky	43–2
36	November 8, 1969	Murfreesboro, TN	Western Kentucky	28–14
37	November 7, 1970	Bowling Green, KY	Middle Tennessee	17–13
38	November 6, 1971	Murfreesboro, TN	Middle Tennessee	27–13

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
39	November 4, 1972	Bowling Green, KY	Middle Tennessee	21–17
40	November 3, 1973	Murfreesboro, TN	Western Kentucky	42–8
41	November 9, 1974	Bowling Green, KY	Western Kentucky	36–10
42	November 8, 1975	Murfreesboro, TN	Western Kentucky	24–10
43	November 6, 1976	Bowling Green, KY	Western Kentucky	38–7
44	November 5, 1977	Murfreesboro, TN	Middle Tennessee	21–19
45	November 4, 1978	Bowling Green, KY	Western Kentucky	54–0
46	November 3, 1979	Murfreesboro, TN	Western Kentucky	17–12
47	November 8, 1980	Bowling Green, KY	Western Kentucky	30–15
48	November 14, 1981	Murfreesboro, TN	Middle Tennessee	31–17
49	November 6, 1982	Bowling Green, KY	Middle Tennessee	31–16
50	November 5, 1983	Murfreesboro, TN	Middle Tennessee	26–7
51	November 3, 1984	Bowling Green, KY	Middle Tennessee	45–24
52	November 9, 1985	Murfreesboro, TN	Middle Tennessee	41–9
53	September 26, 1987	Bowling Green, KY	Western Kentucky	28–16
54	September 17, 1988	Murfreesboro, TN	Middle Tennessee	13–10
55	September 16, 1989	Bowling Green, KY	Western Kentucky	31–16
56	September 22, 1990	Murfreesboro, TN	Middle Tennessee	20–7
57	October 5, 1991	Bowling Green, KY	Middle Tennessee	23–21
58	September 20, 2007	Murfreesboro, TN	Western Kentucky	20–17
59	November 15, 2008	Bowling Green, KY	Middle Tennessee	21–10
60	October 24, 2009	Murfreesboro, TN	Middle Tennessee	62–24
61	November 20, 2010	Bowling Green, KY	Middle Tennessee	27–26
62	October 6, 2011	Murfreesboro, TN	Western Kentucky	36–33
63	November 1, 2012	Bowling Green, KY	Middle Tennessee	34–29
64	September 13, 2014	Murfreesboro, TN	Middle Tennessee	50–47
65	October 10, 2015	Bowling Green, KY	Western Kentucky	58–28
66	October 15, 2016	Murfreesboro, TN	Western Kentucky	44–43
67	November 17, 2017	Bowling Green, KY	Western Kentucky	41–38
68	November 2, 2018	Murfreesboro, TN	Middle Tennessee	29–10
69	November 30, 2019	Bowling Green, KY	Western Kentucky	31–26
70	October 3, 2020	Murfreesboro, TN	Western Kentucky	20–17
71	November 6, 2021	Bowling Green, KY	Western Kentucky	48–21
72	October 15, 2022	Murfreesboro, TN	Western Kentucky	35–17
73	September 28, 2023	Bowling Green, KY	Western Kentucky	31–10
74	September 14, 2024	Murfreesboro, TN
Series: Western Kentucky leads 37–35–1^[1]^[8]

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References

1 2 "Winsipedia – Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football series history games list". Winsipedia.
↑ Austin Lewis (February 9, 2011). "Inside the Rivalry : 100 Miles of Hate". rivals.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
↑ Mansfield, Tyler. "'100 Miles of Hate' game carries bowl implications for WKU, MTSU". The Courier-Journal.
↑ Borthick, Will (September 13, 2014). "MTSU, WKU ready to renew rivalry". The Tennessean . Nashville, Tennessee. p. C2. Retrieved August 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com .
↑ "Middle Tennessee State Game by Game against Opponents". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
↑ McMurphy, Brett (November 29, 2012). "C-USA adds FAU, Middle Tennessee". ESPN .
↑ Kevin Kelley (April 1, 2013). "Western Kentucky to join Conference USA in 2014". fbschedules.com. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
↑ "Football History vs Middle Tennessee from Oct 10, 1914 – Oct 3, 2020". WKU Sports. Retrieved December 14, 2020.

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[series-1] 1 2 "Winsipedia – Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football series history games list". Winsipedia.

[2] Austin Lewis (February 9, 2011). "Inside the Rivalry : 100 Miles of Hate". rivals.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 7, 2014.

[3] Mansfield, Tyler. "'100 Miles of Hate' game carries bowl implications for WKU, MTSU". The Courier-Journal.

[4] Borthick, Will (September 13, 2014). "MTSU, WKU ready to renew rivalry". The Tennessean . Nashville, Tennessee. p. C2. Retrieved August 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com .

[cfbdatawarehouse-5] "Middle Tennessee State Game by Game against Opponents". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2014.

[6] McMurphy, Brett (November 29, 2012). "C-USA adds FAU, Middle Tennessee". ESPN .

[membersWK-7] Kevin Kelley (April 1, 2013). "Western Kentucky to join Conference USA in 2014". fbschedules.com. Retrieved April 6, 2014.

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v t e Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Venues	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium (1933–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Troy: Battle for the Palladium Western Kentucky: 100 Miles of Hate
Culture & lore	Lightning "MTSU Fight Songs" Band of Blue
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

v t e Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
Venues	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium (1968–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Eastern Kentucky: Battle of the Bluegrass Middle Tennessee: 100 Miles of Hate Murray State: Battle for the Red Belt
Culture & lore	Big Red "Stand Up and Cheer"
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1913 1914 1915 1916 1917–1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

100 Miles of Hate

Contents

History

Game results

See also

Related Research Articles

References

Statistics
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Sport	Football
First meeting	October 10, 1914 Middle Tennessee, 47–0
Latest meeting	September 28, 2023 Western Kentucky, 31–10
Next meeting	September 14, 2024
Meetings total	73
All-time series	Western Kentucky, 37–35–1 (.514)^[1]
Largest victory	Western Kentucky, 54–0 (1978)
Longest win streak	Western Kentucky, 7 (1928–1934)
Longest unbeaten streak	Western Kentucky, 10 (1922–1934)
Current win streak	Western Kentucky, 5 (2019–present)